 The female world were very busy among themselves in bartering for features : one was trucking a lock of gray hairs for a carbuncle, another was making over a short waist for a pair of round shoulders, and a third cheapening a bad face for a lost reputation...  The British Essayists: Spectator - Strona 216autor: James Ferguson - 1819Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | 1729 - Liczba stron: 320
...Obfervation on every other Misfortune or Calamity, which every one in the Afl'embly brought upon himfelf, in lieu of what he had parted with ; whether it be that all the Evils which befall us are in fome meafure fuited and proportioned to our Strength, or that every Eyil becomes more... | |
 | 1737 - Liczba stron: 326
...Obfervation en every other Misfortune or Calamity, which every one in the Aflembly brought upon himfelf in lieu of what he had parted with ; whether it be that ail the Evils which befal us are in fome meafure fuited and proportioned to our Strength, or that every... | |
 | 1739 - Liczba stron: 326
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 | 1739 - Liczba stron: 332
...Obfervation on every other Misfortune or Calamity, which every one in the Ailembly brought upon himfelf, in lieu of what he had parted with; whether it be that all the KviU which befal us are in foine meafure fuited and proportioned to our Strength, or that every F.vil... | |
 | 1786 - Liczba stron: 670
...obfervation on every other misfortune or calamity, which every one in the afiemhly brought upon himfelf in lieu of what he had parted with : whether it be that all the evils which befal us are in fome mealure fuited and proportioned to our ftrength, or that every evil becomes more fuppoi table... | |
 | 1789 - Liczba stron: 428
...fbon as flic had got it into her pofleffion, much more difagreeable than the old one. I made the fame observation on every other Misfortune or Calamity which every one in the aflemhly brought upon himfelf in lieu of what he had parted with ; whether it be that all the evils... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1794 - Liczba stron: 498
...every other misfortune or calamity, which every one in the affembly brought upon himfelf , in lien of what he had parted with; whether it be that all the evils which befall us are in feme meafure fuited and proportioned to our ftrength, or that every evil becomes more... | |
 | 1803 - Liczba stron: 342
...shoulders, and a third cheapening a bad face for a lost reputation : but on all these occasions, there was not one of them who did not think the new blemish, as scon'as she had got it into her possession, much more disagreeable than the old one. 1 made the same... | |
 | 1804 - Liczba stron: 412
...shoulders, and a third cheapening a had face for a lost reputation : but ou all these occasions there was not one of them who did not think the new blemish,...the old one. I made the same observation on every ether misfortune or calamity which every one in the assembly brought upon .himself in lieu of what... | |
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